An liquid crystal panel is provided which is suitable for a wide screen and for driving by the transverse electric field. The use of a current control parameter Ix in addition to the conventional on- and off-angles \u03b8on, \u03b8off gives the ability to operate smoothly in the continuous current mode and to transition smoothly between operating modes. The medium, for example silica which is poorly compatible with low-polarity vehicles, is easily entrained in the motive flow by introducing it into the feed conduit via an ejector. A line associated with the length is displayed on the ultrasound image. Another set of coupling devices is configured to couple next-nearest neighbor quantum devices. The substrate is then annealed such that the metal in regions directly overlying the patterned and exposed silicon reacts with the silicon to form uniform metal silicide at the desired locations.